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The Autonomous MAPping CATaraft, or “Autonomous MAPCAT”, is a remotely controlled, 14 foot long by 7 foot wide boat, built from an inflatable pontoon, aluminum frame, whitewater cataraft.

Collage of images showing natural offshore oil seepage on the California Coastline. From the study Natural Offshore Oil Seepage and Related Tarball Accumulation on the California Coastline—Santa Barbara Channel and the Southern Santa Maria Basin; Source Identification and Inventory.

ROV pilots Raeylynn Heinz and Alex Wick (both from OSU OOI) celebrate as their ROV and the OBS surface in Skilak Lake.

View from the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) after attaching a recovery line to the ocean bottom seismograph 190 meters deep in Skilak Lake, Alaska.

The USGS Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group (AIMG) collaborated with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Town of Aquinnah, and the Aquinnah Police Department to collect high-resolution data of the Gay Head Cliffs.

The USGS Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group (AIMG) collaborated with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Town of Aquinnah, and the Aquinnah Police Department to collect high-resolution data of the Gay Head Cliffs.

The USGS Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group (AIMG) collaborated with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Town of Aquinnah, and the Aquinnah Police Department to collect high-resolution data of the Gay Head Cliffs.

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center staff with Dave Applegate (USGS Chief Scientist and Acting Associate Director, USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area), Jonathan Godt (Program Coordinator, USGS Landslide Hazards Program), and Emily Himmelstoss (Associate Program Coordinator for Science, USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program) during a special v

Overview map showing area offshore Kodiak Island, Alaska, where 2025 seafloor mapping occurred. Project page: Coastal and Marine Geohazards of the U.S. West Coast and Alaska.

Detailed map showing seafloor features such as submarine canyons and slope failures offshore Kodiak Island, Alaska. Project page: Coastal and Marine Geohazards of the U.S. West Coast and Alaska.

Meagan Eagle used a gas analyzer and respiration chamber to demonstrate the role of salt marshes in carbon sequestration.

Marie Bartlett showing a family a core sample replica that displays how sediment core samples provide a layered record of past environments, climate, and geological events. 3D printed microfossils found in marine cores, such as forams and diatoms, were also on display.

The Science Career coloring books were super popular at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll.

Marie Bartlett at the microscope station where visitors could look at foraminifera, tiny microfossils that live in marine environments. Scientists at the USGS use foraminifera to determine the age of sediment found many meters below the seafloor and to learn more about past climate conditions.

Amit Millo showing off one of our drones at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. 

Marie Bartlett at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Jin-Si over talking about using drones for coastal mapping. The Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group showcased uncrewed aircraft system technology (drones) of all sizes and talked about how they’re used to map short- and long-term changes in coastal landscapes. The group also flew one of the drones to demonstrate how they’re piloted.

Meagan Eagle used a gas analyzer and respiration chamber to demonstrate the role of salt marshes in carbon sequestration.

Meagan Eagle used a gas analyzer and respiration chamber to demonstrate the role of salt marshes in carbon sequestration.

The 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Anxiously waiting to see how the Lego structure does on the shake table! We setup a shake table that moves in different directions, at varying frequencies to demonstrate the power of earthquakes. People built structures out of Legos to put on the shake table to test how buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure would behave during a real seismic event.